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Two boys, Ellis and his best friend Neckbone, find a mysterious man named Mud hiding out on a deserted island in the Mississippi. Mud tells the boys fantastic stories about his life, including how he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper. The boys agree to help him, but it isn't long until their small town is besieged by bounty hunters out for blood.

the boys were def the best part of this movie, they were just great little actors. I liked the story and Matthew is always good (even though he tends to play the southern boys well and can always take his shirt off!) lol

I almost felt as if I were watching a movie set in a foreign county due to the accents, dialect, natural setting, and customs of Arkansas displayed in this film - that atmosphere was one of my favorite things about the film. I agree with many other commentators that that actors playing the 2 young boys (whose character names were Neckbone and Ellis) were fantastic and drew me in more than Reese Witherspoon or Matthew McCounaughey's roles.

I also really enjoyed seeing Sam Shephard on screen again - have not seen him in anything for along time!

I was a little put off by the Hollywood ending. However, I would definitely watch it again.